[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 78.29 # 法苑珠林 78.29 法苑珠林 78.29 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [78.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.78.29) 惡從心生　反以自賊　如鐵生垢 消毀其形　樹繁華果　還折其枝 蚖蛇含毒　反害其軀 > "Evil arises from the mind, / and turns back to harm oneself, / just as rust generated from iron / destroys its own form. / A tree luxuriant with blossoms and fruit / breaks its own branches; / a viper harboring venom / turns back to harm its own body." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 78.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.78.28) - [Next: 78.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.78.30) - [Up: 78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.78) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.78.29) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [宗鏡錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.64.21) — Classical Chinese - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.15.75) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.78.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.78.29) · Pramāṇa